Papyrus 123 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓
123, is an early copy of the
New Testament
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in
Greek
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. It is a
papyrus
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manuscript
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of the
First Epistle to the Corinthians
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.
[ ]
Description
To the present day survived only pieces from one leaf. The surviving texts of 1 Corinthians are verses 14:31-34; 15:3-6, they are in a fragmentary condition. The manuscript
paleographically has been assigned to the 4th century (
INTF
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).
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; Text
Recto
: μα]ν̣θανωσιν κ ι παντες
: παρ̣κ̣α̣λ̣ω̣ντ̣ ι καιπ̣να προ̣φητων̣ ροφηταις
: υ̣ο̣τασσεται̣ ο̣υ γαρ εστι α̣ατασ ας ο θς
: αλλ ειρ̣νες οω εν πασαις τα ςεκκ̣ ησιας
: των αγι̣ν̣ α̣ι̣ γ̣υναικες εν αις εκκλησιαις
: σιγατωσαν ου γα̣ επιτρεπ̣ ται αυταις λαλειν
: .. Verso
: υ̣ιν εν π̣ρωτοι̣ ο και παρελαβον οτι
: χς απεθα̣εν υπερ των α̣ αρτιων ημων κατα
: τας γραφ̣ς και ο̣ ̣ ε̣τ̣α̣φη και̣ τιεγηγε̣ρτα̣ τη
: ημερα τη τριτ̣ κα̣ ατ̣ας̣ γραφας κ̣αι οτι ωφ η κηφα
: ειτα τοις δωδεκα επειταω̣φθη επανω̣ πε̣ν̣ ̣
: κοσιοις αδελφοις εφαπαξ ε]ξ̣ ων οι πλ̣ ιονες
: μενουσιν εως αρτι τινες δε εκο̣μ θησαν
The Greek text of this codex probably is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. It was published by J. David Thomas in 2008.
]
Location
The manuscript currently is housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler Library at Oxford with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4844.[
]
See also
* 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Corinthians 15, 15
* List of New Testament papyri
* Oxyrhynchus Papyri
* Biblical manuscript
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References
Further reading
* N. Gonis, D. Colomo, ''The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXII'' (London: 2008), pp. 1–3.
External links
Images
P. Oxy. LXIV 4844
from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online".
Official registration
"Continuation of the Manuscript List"
Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster
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. Retrieved September 8, 2009
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New Testament papyri
4th-century biblical manuscripts
First Epistle to the Corinthians papyri